Why won't my G7Edge notify me of a new message while the thread remains open?

[Android Central Question]

All notifications are on and working although the phone will not audible notify me of a new message while that message thread remains open... Annoying as hell because I miss every new message unless I exit out of the thread... can't find a setting anywhere

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Many messaging apps do this (like Google's Android Messages app), and typically don't have an option to change it. You probably need to install a 3rd party SMS app like Textra.